Microsoft 365 and Copilot: what gets enabled

1. Sep 162026

   Copilot Credits: usage-based billing included by default

   Update of October 1, 2026: Microsoft postpones the launch to December 1, 2026 and excludes France at first (Partner Center, announcement of October 1, 2026).

   Any new Copilot Business license bought through CSP from November 2, 2026 includes usage-based billing, which opens Copilot Cowork, the Work IQ APIs and GitHub Copilot Harness; no cap is set by default at the organization level.

   • By default: yes, from purchase
   • Data: no (billing layer)
   • Framework: none of the frameworks tracked
   • Billing: by usage, in credits

   Partner Center, announcement of September 16, 2026Read the entry

   Product in the calculator catalog (in French)

2. Sep 202026

   Shared agents: the capability enabled by default

   The capability is enabled on all Copilot-licensed tenants; each agent then goes through submission and approval by the administrator.

   • By default: yes (the capability, not each agent)
   • Data: depending on the agent, may touch employee or customer data
   • Framework: data protection; employee consultation depending on use
   • Billing: included in the license

   learn.microsoft.com, read on September 20, 2026Read the entry

   Product in the calculator catalog (in French)

3. Sep 192026

   Web browsing built into the Copilot app

   Links open in the app, in a tabbed side panel, on Windows and Mac; history, cookies and form fields are stored locally on the device.

   • By default: not today (administrator opt-in); general rollout from late November 2026
   • Data: local browsing traces on the device
   • Framework: data protection (workstation, leak prevention)
   • Billing: included

   Message Center, MC1474455, September 19, 2026Read the entry

   Product in the calculator catalog (in French)

4. Sep 202026

   Copilot Chat, included for all Microsoft 365 licensees

   Available at no extra cost with Microsoft 365 licenses.

   • By default: yes
   • Data: what employees submit to it
   • Framework: data protection; information and consultation of employees depending on the deployment
   • Billing: included in Microsoft 365

   microsoft.com/fr-fr, checked on September 20, 2026Read the entry

   Product in the calculator catalog (in French)

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